| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 374 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 3 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 4 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 59 |
|
| 6 | [adj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 10 | [adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 12 | [det] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 13 | [coord] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 15 | [adj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 16 | [adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 19 | what [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 21 | [Wh adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 23 | [vb pp] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 24 | this [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 25 | that [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 26 | this [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [noun prp] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | nor [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | nor [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 8 |
|
